Jersey City Council pulls camera-assisted parking contract over pay-to-play issues
The Jersey City Council pulled a resolution for a pilot contract for camera-assisted parking due to campaign contribution disclosure issues at last night’s meeting. “While preparing for tonight’s council meeting, the Mayor’s Office identified a donation to the mayor, and the majority of the council members, from an Aut
Rikers captain allegedly extorted underlings for lux handbags and rides to casino during work...
A greedy Rikers Island captain shook down her underlings for a luxe bag and rides to a casino — saying she’d only approve their timesheets if they complied with her lavish demands, the feds charged Thursday. Latanya Brown, 51, separately bilked taxpayers by billing for thousands of dollars in phony “overtime” in 2024 a
Rockaway Ferry Crew Plucks Capsized Boater From Jamaica Bay Chaos
A routine Rockaway run turned into a full-on rescue mission Saturday when a NYC Ferry crew spotted a man clinging to his capsized boat in the rough waters of Jamaica Bay off Rockaway Park. The crew alerted FDNY and the U.S. Coast Guard, and city rescue teams pulled the man from the water. He was taken to St. Johns Epis
Tracking the legend of the New York City Nutcracker
Jerome Guthrie selling nutcrackers in Marcus Garvery Park “Every New Yorker has that ‘what’s a nutcracker’ moment. Once you try it, you’re like, I got hammered for like ten bucks or five bucks and it wasn't completely yucky.” [ more › ]
Steven Spielberg’s new sci-fi blockbuster filmed key scenes across New York
Locations from a Catskills quarry to an upstate diner and a Pfizer campus in Rockland County were crucial to “Disclosure Day.”
Two Jersey City Public Schools Students Die Within a Week and a Half
Jersey City has lost two public school students within roughly 10 days. Superintendent Dr. Norma Fernandez confirmed both deaths Tuesday at a Board of Education community meeting. Key Takeaways. A 12-year-old sixth grader at Christa McAuliffe School (P.S. 28) died by suicide over the weekend, confirmed by Board Counsel
Port Authority employee charged with getting paid for work he didn’t perform
A Port Authority employee has been charged with getting paid for work he didn’t not perform by falsifying his hours, Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello announced. Noah Nieves, 53, of Pennsylvania, is charged with theft by deception and tampering with records, both third-degree crimes, Mello said in a statement.
Brooklyn Clinic Boss Guilty in $52 Million Suboxone Scam
A Brooklyn clinic owner has been convicted at trial in what prosecutors say was a $52 million health care fraud and narcotics racket that targeted people desperate for addiction treatment. A federal jury in the Eastern District of New York found Tony Brown-Arkah guilty this month on multiple counts, including health ca
Delaware Stepmother Arrested in Connection with 10-Year-Old’s Death
37-year-old Adiaratou Coulibaly has been arrested in connection with the death of her 10-year-old stepdaughter, Fatima Kone. The arrest by Delaware State Police comes just over a week after the child’s father was charged with murder in the same case. Coulibaly was taken into custody on June 5 in...
Another out-of-state arrest raises questions about Delaney Hall protests
A woman from Phoenix is charged with punching a federal agent in the face after refusing to move away from the entrance to Delaney Hall.
